Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-10-11
Tb,n v, marched .ero.. our fir., bet.

Then We marched across our hfst bat
tie f-ld. Here q row Of Loul'isns IL.
gers /. they fcll before the merrile's mus.
ksty. Here half dorin 81 the YAlls-
ba.hs Riffs ~i,h the gil, letters on their
st,y caps. Here several Of our own blue.
clad boys With opsa eyes AID arms 'Pfe.i
vide. Here comes litter With q man
upoa |, with one le; gone aud ihs toirn'
ique, on the stump TO stay the how Of
bicod but hauah !, |. a victory! Al
4 o'clock =, az, With our conm,nd sai
li,,enirs 10 III. hurting shells sen, down
into Mil s9ii,g, by Kinney's battery.
Was ever sch sigh, seen bsfoe! All
cinfu.ioi. THOUSAND, of di.msJed men.
THOUSANDS of frantic cavalry. artillery
ani team horse, 'aix.d up In iaesiieA-
ble confusion Ga the morning OF the
10th We muchsd down in,o the deserted
camp. ws'ehs. are ,ickiag on officers
tables forso,'en In III. awful fright.
TIE psyma,,s,'. trunk s,aads open and
forgotten ~i,h $500 Ia gold aud 1000
In soa,hsrn Safe bill. Wounded men
.rs dead IN their beds. Brcakfs,, iss,ill
cooking on blazing fires All,he baggage
Of an army stand. ia 800 wagons. Sons
Of the men grew rich In p!undsr s'me
ia .plr, donnei rich grey uniiorm' and
,uu,,,d a. rebel brlsadier IL wA' =
.a,urnslia q var. never again TO be equal
lei un'il Richnoai vas sivca up to the
flame. by her own citizens. A doctor.
ofi., complete furnished IL. costly steel
in.,ramsn,. .nd gildsd medicine chests
a. prey to laughing soldiers. Ha,ef-
sack, were fillsd with sugar from the de.
serted stores. snd ean,eens were hlled
with .pplej.sk to the sure destruction OF
discipline and good mannsr.. The neI'
day W.. seat back with detail to r.
.i., the Pionssr. ia baryias the dead aud
removing the heavy camp sqaiPage ID
Somerset.
How .ilsn, nov ,hs ,rsmP!ed fields OF
Logan. crossroads. A temporary hos
p.,al Ia los house eoaiained The wor''
wounded. and few. low mounds eovet'
ed III. 100 dead men " ,hs rebel army
.ni so ~ the Unioa forces. Sadly
walked over the torn ground and dowr
90 the ,ldstie post where bad endured
such ssony Of mind. A thought came
into my mini. and crossed the nov rap
iily b.srins Fishing Creek and wsni 70
the hill.ii-. ~hsrs the dlshins blnd OF
eav.lfy h.i been iarnsd BY the old man
shot. A. lclms near IL a gr.s, lazy
buzr.rd arose aud psrchsd oa . fene'
near. There W. something on 'h'
ground there. II va, tall form Ia gfe>
uniform sad with the black bandsd tfoa'
.er. Of the cavalry. I, vas on I. back
the head turned back near grey esi
with . band Of gold. A scar on the fore
head sni exactly Ia the eea,re a smil
blue. .poa,lng wound. Where had
heard of such q se.r' Where had
heard Of such . woand ia the forehead
Eagerly ben, down and TUNED the ssk
q, pocks,. A copy Of the Had Aad OF
the ay leaf: "Alfed Baxter. Logan
crossroads. 1861"
They tell u, ,h., /, take, l7O pound
Of lead 10 hill man in var whs, ifonl
~ fate /, this Oae shot. hrei by
father in coates, where millions Of bul
lets Ny Wild. reaches is mark - seeu
rAtsly a. II guided by the h.nd OF fate
In Sigh, Of hi, childhood. home-sai
forbear. buried him there and barie'
the book with him after tearing out 'h
,sll.t.le leaf VIII eternity reveal III
strange sven,. covered by the mln,ls o
earthly .ilsnee'